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Mineola Memorial Library Wraps Up Year-Long Centennial Celebration
Over the past year, the Mineola Memorial Public Library has been celebrating its 100th anniversary (slightly delayed by COVID) with a series of events and historical displays, wrapping up January 9 with a craft session for kids.
Founded in 1921 by volunteers, the Library was operated by the Mineola Library Association 26 years, with librarian Charlotta Schmidt working for free during those years. During this time, the library was located in a small building on Mineola Boulevard, just north of Jericho Turnpike. The Village of Mineola took over full operation in 1947, after which employees began to have a salary. In the 1950s, with increasing circulation and library use, plans were made to construct a new library at the Mineola Memorial Park on Marcellus Road. The new library was completed in 1956.
From 1950 through the 1970s, reference librarians maintained scrapbooks of both local and library-related events over the years,
Martin Elrich, Director of the Mineola Public Library, tests the sound in Nassau County’s first library stereo listening room with Mineola engineer Richard
Brewster making adjustments. (Photos
courtesy of Mineola Memorial Public Library) many of which were included in a digital collection for the library earlier this year.
Check out the photos below for a look back at the much beloved and storied history of the Mineola Memorial Public Library. [Editor’s note: we apologize to our readers for omitting this anniversary in our 2022 Year In Review issue.]
— Compiled by the Anton Media Group Staff
The first Mineola Memorial Public Library, photographed in 1955.
In the summer of 1962, the Mineola Memorial Library and the Mineola Pool collaborated to start “Operation Honor System,” also known as“Paperbacks at the Pool” program, which turned out to be a splash.
‘Tis The Season Of Giving Carle Place Key Club Spreads Holiday Cheer With Toy Drive
Two Mineola Middle School students, Kayla and Emilia, recently paid it forward for the holiday season. Together, they sold bracelets and raised over $200, which they used to buy over 45 gifts for local children in need. They donated the results of their hard work to Faith Mission in Mineola for distribution. — Submitted by Lauren DeMasters
(L to R) Kayla and Emilia pose with their donations at Faith Mission in Mineola.
New Hyde Park Memorial High School’s Student Congress Collects Gift Cards For Veterans Donation Drive
North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Councilman Dennis Walsh, Assemblyman Ed Ra, and members of the Town’s Veterans Advisory Committee for collecting $1,500 worth of gift cards in a week’s time and donating them to the Town’s Veterans Donation Drive.
The donation drive, which is running through Dec. 31, benefits the Northport VA Hospital and their “Hero Hunger Help” Project. The project began in 2006 and helps veterans combat food insecurity. — Submitted by the
Sewanhaka Central High School District
New Hyde Park Memorial High School’s Student Congress was honored by local officials for collecting $1,500 worth of gift cards for the Veterans Donation Drive.
(Courtesy of the Sewanhaka Central High School District)
Throughout the month of December, members of the Carle Place Middle/High School Key Club collected toys for Carle Place Adopt-A-Family and NYU Langone’s Child Life Program.
Carle Place Adopt-A-Family benefits children within the Carle Place/Westbury community and is organized by community and staff members from the Carle Place School District. Key Club officers also delivered presents at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island for children in its Child Life Program. The club members are grateful to the student body and staff for their generosity. — Submitted by the Carle Place School District
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Santos Under Fire
NY-03 Congressman-elect George Santos is facing national criticism and calls for investigation after falsifying much of his life story ANTON MEDIA GROUP STAFF
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As winter weather digs in across the country, Nassau County is also facing a whirlwind of revelations about Congressman-elect George Santos to kick off the new year.
On Monday, December 19, Grace Ashford and Michael Gold published a story in the New York Times that unraveled serious, substantial portions of the campaign resume that Santos, a Trump-aligned, strongly conservative man in his 30s, has been presenting to the public over the past two years. Based on that reporting, portions of Santos’ resumé that appear to be false included his two degrees, his employment at major financial firms, his own financial assets, and the state of his residence in Whitestone, Queens.
Further troubling information regarding Santos, raising questions about nearly every aspect of his public persona, poured out in the days since. Numerous publications, from the site The Daily Beast and the Washington Post to the Jewish outlet Forward, quickly produced further credible, bio-undermining investigations into his cultural and family heritage, his sexuality as he’s publicly defined it, his financial disclosures and sources of income, an alleged decades-old criminal charge in Brazil, and even his actual state of residence.
Others, from the North Shore Leader to Rolling Stone and the media-focused The Daily Beast, have pointed to earlier (often pre-election) reporting they had done on questionable aspects of Santos’ life (and particularly his campaign finances), which, for whatever various reasons, apparently didn’t get a big reaction.
On December 20, Representative-elect Santos’ Twitter account posted an image containing a brief statement which seemed to deny outlets’ claims regarding most of his campaign resumé; he also accused the New York Times of maligning him, and seemingly misattributed a defiant quote to Winston Churchill. On December 22, another statement on Santos’ Twitter account said that Santos, like everyone, has “a story to tell,” and that he would share his the following week.
On Monday, December 26, in interviews with the New York Post and WABC, Rep.-elect Santos broadly confirmed that much of his campaign bio and public resume was false, including his claims that he had worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup and held degrees from CUNY and NYU. “I didn’t graduate from any institution of higher learning [and] I’m embarrassed and sorry for having embellished my resume,” Santos told the Post.
As the news site Axios summarized, “Santos also addressed accusations that he lied about having Jewish ancestry, including that his grandparents fled the Holocaust. ‘I never claimed to be Jewish,’ he told the Post. ‘I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was Jew-ish.’”
Among other things, Santos has walked back his claim that he employed four victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, suggesting instead that they would have been future employees of his.
Santos also pushed back on growing calls among local and national Democrats for his resignation, among other potential next steps. When asked if he would consider suing the New York Times over aspects of its reporting that he disputed, Santos told WABC that he didn’t “know what [his] options are,” adding, “But the one thing is, I will be sworn in, I will take office.”
In November, the now-troubled Republican defeated Democrat Robert Zimmerman by eight points to represent New York’s third congressional district, serving northern Nassau County and parts of Queens.
Following the recent public revelations about his former opponent, Zimmerman told Vanity Fair, “The media knew that he was a [Donald] Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene candidate. But what they didn’t really grasp, or really understand, is he was also the Anna Delvey candidate of this congressional midterm election cycle.”
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who attended a Chanukah celebration alongside Santos and outgoing Rep. Lee Zeldin on December 18, was reached out to for comment, but did not reply by press time.
Representative-elect George Santos
(NY-03). (Image via GeorgeForNY.com)
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4
Hosted by Westbury Memorial Public Library at 2:30 p.m. in-person and 7:00 p.m. online. Head of Reference Kathleen Gaskin will host a discussion on Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories of the Harlem Renaissance by Zora Neale Hurston, one of the greatest writers of our time. The book features a remarkable collection of 21 stories of varying themes, enlivened by her wickedly funny, sprightly dialogue, showcasing a Florida vernacular, and proudly reflecting African American folk culture. Books will be available at the Circulation Desk.
MONDAY, JAN. 9
Screening: Walk the Line
Join the Garden City Public Library for the latest installation of their Monday Movie Matinees series: Walk the Line (2006), 135 minutes. A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis. 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Meeting Room B. Sponsored by The Friends of the Garden City Public Library.
Mineola Library’s 100th Birthday: Dr. Dolittle’s Purr-fect Volunteers
Celebrate the Mineola Library’s 100th birthday by making cat toys to be donated to an animal shelter. Volunteer for either one hour or for the full two hours to receive a certificate of completion from Miss Vivian the Librarian. For students in grades 6 to 12. Sign up via phone or email: 516-746-8488 x1 or mmlkidsprograms@ nassaulibrary.org. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, JAN. 15
Ethics for Children
Children aged 6 through 11 are invited to participate in a free Ethics for Children program on six Sunday mornings starting on January 15. The program is held from 11:00 a.m. to noon at the Ethical Humanist Society of LI, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City, NY. Children will learn through art, role plays, stories and conversations taught by kind, experienced teachers. Topics include valuing oneself, being brave, relationships with others and our relationship with Mother Earth. Ethical Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity. Dates for the program are January 15 and 22; February 5, 12 and 26; and March 5. Registration is required by January 9; to register contact: office@ehsli.org.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18
Paramount’s Laser Spectacular, featuring the Music of Pink Floyd
Laser Spectacular carries listeners away on a mind-expanding journey, driven by cutting-edge effects, high-powered lasers, and large screen video projection, all choreographed to the masterful soundtrack of Pink Floyd. This performance will be played in the half round, to sections B, C, D, E, F and G. For information please call 516-247-5211. 8:00 p.m. at NYCB Theatre at Westbury.
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
Bridal Showcase Super Show
Join us at The Inn at New Hyde Park for one of our largest bridal shows of the year. Meet experienced wedding professionals, enjoy a live DJ showcase, taste food, and check out top dress designs during a fashion show hosted by The Bridal World of Freeport. $10 advanced purchase, $20 at the door, per person. 12:00 to 3:30 p.m.
ONGOING
Sock Skating at Long Island Children’s Museum
As visitors step off the “ice” they can jump into dramatic play in LICM’s Snowflake Village, which simulates cozy winter scenes. Children can become bakers in the holiday sweet shop, step inside a giant snowman to serve up some “hot” cocoa, take a turn in the rink’s “ticket booth” or “warm up” around a rink side “fire” pit. Visit LICM’s website for dates with special free programs. Exhibit runs through Jan. 8, 2023.
GARDEN CITY
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, INTERIM FUNDING CORP., ASSIGNEE OF GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING INC., Plaintiff, vs JAYNE MCGRATTY., ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on June 4, 2008, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, on the north side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501, January 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 121 Sixth Street, Garden City, N.Y. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, town of Garden City, State of New York, Section 34, Block 89 and Lots 16 & 17. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment Index # 017206/2007. Malachy Lyons, Jr, Esq., Referee Law Offi ces of Alan J. Waintraub PLLC, 125-10 Queens Blvd., Suite 311, Kew Gardens, New York 11415 1-4-2023; 12-28-21-14-2022 4T-#236378-NIN/CITY
LEGAL NOTICE
Transportation Application Deadline: Residents who plan to send their children to a non-public school for the 2022/2023 school year must request transportation from the District. The maximum distance a child will be transported is 15 miles. In order to be eligible, an application must be submitted every year on or before April 1. Late requests will not be honored. A new application must be completed every year even if a child is currently receiving transportation. Applications may be obtained from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Business Offi ce, Rm 1, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530 or on the school district website: http:// www.gardencity.k12.ny.us. 1-4-2023-1T-#236624-NIN/ CITY
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that bids for the following will be received at the Garden City Union Free School District, 56 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY until 10:30 am Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at which time and place bids will be opened and read aloud. PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT 20222023 Copies of the specifi cations and instructions may be obtained at the aforesaid Business Offi ce between the hours of 8:30 am through 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday up to the time of the bid opening. Dana DiCapua Asst. Supt for Business & Finance Garden City Union Free School District 1-4-2023-1T-#236819-NIN/ CITY
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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, in trust for registered Holders of Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-4, Asset-Backed Certifi cates, Series 2004-4, Plaintiff AGAINST Charles Ferzola, Thea Ferzola, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered August 18, 2022, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on February 1, 2023 at 2:30PM, premises known as 59 Osborne Road, Garden City, NY 11530. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Garden City, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section: 34, Block: 64, Lot: 229. Approximate amount of judgment $1,652,081.70 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment Index #604746/2018. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the NASSAU County COVID-19 Protocols located on the Offi ce of Court Administration (OCA) website (https://ww2.nycourts.gov/ Admin/oca.shtml) and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, then the court appointed referee will cancel the foreclosure auction. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine”. Mark Ricciardi, Esq., Referee Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon, LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-087326-F00 74489 1-25-18-11-4-2023-4T#236828-NIN/CITY
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MINEOLA
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Formation of STEFAN A. CAVALLO, LLC fi led with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/21/2022. Offi ce loc.: Nassau County. The principal business address is 181 E. Jericho Turnpike, Mineola, NY 11501. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The address SSNY shall mail process to Jon C. Biondo, Esq., 1980 Campbell Rd., Wall Twp., NJ 07719. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 1-11-4-2023; 12-28-21-14-722 6T# 236175 NIN/MA
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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, BEAR STEARNS ALT-A TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1, Plaintiff, AGAINST ADRIAN MOHAMED, JEANA KHUBLALL A/K/A JEANA MOHAMED, et al. Defendant(s)
Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on August 19, 2019.
I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on January 17, 2023 at 2:30 PM premises known as 223 Pershing Parkway, Mineola, NY 11501.
Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.
All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Mineola, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 9, Block 269 and Lot 31 & 32.
Approximate amount of judgment $468,203.42 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment. Index #004204/2013. Russell S. Burman, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 1-4-2023; 12-28-21-14-2022 4T-#236143-NIN/MA
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK - COUNTY OF NASSAU U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-12N, V. SANTIAGO CARBALLO, ET AL.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 30, 2022, and entered in the Offi ce of the Clerk of the County of Nassau, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-12N is the Plaintiff and SANTIAGO CARBALLO, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, NORTH SIDE STEPS, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE,
